# Distance from Tokyo (NRT) to Nueva Guinea (NVG)

> 12,948 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,948 km / 8,045 mi / 6,991 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Nicaragua
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 14:45 in Tokyo, it's 23:45 in Nueva Guinea)
- **Elevation difference**: 465 ft (NVG is higher than NRT)

## Airports

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 ft

### [Nueva Guinea Airport (NVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nvg-nueva-guinea-nueva-guinea-airport/1ef266df-6398-6c14-825c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nueva Guinea, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNNG
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 11.670000, -84.450000
- Elevation: 606 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:45 in Tokyo, it's 23:45 in Nueva Guinea.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nueva Guinea Airport (NVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nvg-nueva-guinea-nueva-guinea-airport/1ef266df-6398-6c14-825c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)